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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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